Four men are arrested after Hunterdon, Middlesex burglaries

TEWKSBURY -- Four men have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in Hunterdon and Middlesex counties, authorities said.

Jonah Paul, 21, Jeffrey Ogoe, 25, and Jonathan Alexis, 21, all of Sayreville, and Joseph J. Smith, 37, of South Amboy, were arrested following a joint investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office, Tewksbury Township Police Department, the Sayreville Police Department, and the Woodbridge Police Department.

The men are accused of taking about $10,000 of cash and merchandise from the Oldwick General Store in Tewksbury Township, and an adjacent law office, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation of that break-in linked Smith and Paul to the “Robbery & Burglary Crew” suspected in several robberies and home invasions in Middlesex County, according to the prosecutor's office.

Smith and Paul were arrested this month by detectives from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's office. Ogoe and Alexis were indicted in June by a Hunterdon County grand jury.

All four men face charges of burglary, theft and hindering apprehension.

Smith and Paul are each being held in default of $150,000 bail at the Middlesex County Jail.
Alexis is lodged at the Hunterdon County Jail in lieu of $75,000 bail. Ogoe is being held for parole violation at the Middlesex County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Google MapsSite of the Oldwick General Store in Tewksbury Township. Four men accused of burglarizing the business have been charged in a string of crimes in two counties.